Vittorio Emanuelle Taparelli
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Emanuele Taparelli d'Azeglio (17 September 1816 - 24 April 1890) was an Italian diplomat and politician born in Turin.
He was a co-founder of the St James's Club
in London in 1857. He was an art collector, and was a for a time President of the Burlington Fine Arts Club
in London.
On his retirement from the diplomatic service in 1871 he was appointed a senator in the 11th Legislature of the Kingdom of Italy.
Biography
He served as a Sardinian diplomat and eventually as minister, including postings to Bavaria, Vienna, The Hague, St Petersburg, London and Paris.He was a co-founder of the St James's Club
St James's Club
The St James's Club was a London gentlemen's club which operated between 1857 and 1978.-Foundation:The club was founded in 1857 by the Liberal statesman the second Earl Granville and by the Marchese d'Azeglio, Minister of Sardinia to the Court of St. James's, after a dispute at the Travellers' Club...
in London in 1857. He was an art collector, and was a for a time President of the Burlington Fine Arts Club
Burlington Fine Arts Club
The Burlington Fine Arts Club was a London gentlemen's club, now dissolved, which was established in 1866 and was disbanded in 1952. It was based at 17 Savile Row....
in London.
On his retirement from the diplomatic service in 1871 he was appointed a senator in the 11th Legislature of the Kingdom of Italy.